Zach Goodier
Seven
Deadly Sins is an action anime that centers around the
adventures of Meliodas and Elizabeth as they seek to find the Seven Deadly
Sins, a group of elite Holy Knights, the warriors that seek to preserve order
in the realm. Elizabeth, a princess, seeks to find these warriors to halt
increasing corruption and discontent within the realm, and within the holy
knights themselves. What ensues is an action-adventure anime with plenty of
humor, awesome abilities, and a story that takes our growing band of heroes
across the realm as they eventually face a conspiracy that could bring the
world to ruin.
The story overall is pretty straightforward. The first few
episodes focus on introducing the characters and setting up some villains, but
then things start to pick up as the main arc unfolds. There’s a few twists and
turns along the way, but nothing particularly mind-blowing. This show focuses
more on the action and humor, which are both done exceptionally well.
The overall look and style of this show might seems a little
too shonen for some, so be warned if you’re into a more mature and detailed
style of characters, because it might prove difficult to deal with, especially
with such a heavy sounding title as Seven
Deadly Sins might imply. Still, the animation is all fairly well done, with
increasingly epic destruction as the series moves forward.
The characters are similarly straightforward, with Meliodas
being one of the main protagonists, as well as the Dragon Sin: Wrath. Once
again, if you want a heavy, deep character, then you’d better not watch this
show. Meliodas is actually a nice guy who uses abilities that allow him to turn
his opponents attacks back on them. Most of the Sins work this way, with
abilities that somehow relate to the “sins” they carry, often relating to their
back-stories. Sins like Envy and Greed prove to be great sidekicks to the
group, adding a lot of humor and action as more fights occur.
King, or "Sloth," has a beef with Ban that goes into both their tragic pasts. The sins don't always see eye-to-eye on things. |
Overall, this is a light-hearted, fun series that will
likely entertain you for a while. However, this doesn’t have the weight or
depth that gives it longevity, and will likely be a passing fancy before moving
on to bigger and better things. Still, the ride is enjoyable while it lasts,
and some moments might stick with you. Sure, it does some things well, but it’s
basically all the things that tons of other shows have done, and done well, for
years now, so this doesn’t break any new ground.
Good:
-Great action.
-Fun characters.
Bad:
-Not very memorable.
Scully Rating: 7.5 out of 10
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